John Whitehouse Books

By employing historiography and discourse analysis, the book explores the complex relationship between ideologies, state narratives, and nation-building as reflected in history school textbooks. It scrutinizes interpretations of social and political changes, highlighting biases and omissions, particularly in the context of the 'Europeanization' of history education within the EU. The analysis draws parallels from public debates in countries like the USA, China, and Russia, emphasizing the global implications of how history education shapes national identity and political discourse.

Looks in detail at: The former LMS Stour Valley line to Wolverhampton High Level station, with Bushbury shed and Oxley carriage depot; The former GWR Low Level station, the GWR locomotive works and Oxley shed; Lines and yards around Bescot; Lines from Walsall to Rugeley, Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield; and, Mineral and colliery lines.

From the BRITISH RAILWAYS PAST AND PRESENT series, a collection of archive railway photographs from Avon, the Cotswolds and the Malverns, together with recent photographs of the same views.

This 79th volume in the growing Recollections series takes us on a journey from Birmingham to Cheltenham via the now partially closed route through Honeybourne.

John Whitehouse has been persuaded to venture forth armed with a new selection of past images to capture the present day scene. Many new locations have been visited and once again responding to popular demand the preserved line from Cheltenham Racecourse to the newly opened Broadway station forms the core of this brand new offering.